AB Contern beat Triple Threat Amsterdam 75-62 after a game that stayed open for three quarters before the home side created separation late.
Contern started well through Marah Kelli Dykstra (22, 1.88m, CAN) and Hannah Rose Stines (22, 1.81m, USA), moving 9-5 ahead, but TTA reacted and closed the first quarter in front, 18-17. Lois Vroluj and Maja Sirotski were important in that phase, and Amsterdam carried the better momentum into the break between quarters.
The second period turned on a strong Contern stretch after TTA had gone back in front 21-20. Fabienne Fuger's team answered with a 10-2 run, with Kyra Coulon (21, 1.81m), Esmeralda Skrijelj (31, 1.78m) and Dykstra all scoring. That changed the rhythm of the game and gave Contern a 36-30 halftime lead.
TTA produced the best run of the night just after the interval: 11 unanswered points transformed 36-30 into 41-36. Vroluj, Safiya Achthoven and Nicky Hendrix led that comeback. Contern stayed composed, though, and the decisive answer came at the end of the third quarter. From 41-45 down, Contern closed on a 9-0 run for 50-45, with Dykstra heavily involved and Lou Mathieu (31, 1.68m) also scoring.
That sequence carried into the last quarter. After TTA cut it to 52-47, Contern progressively took control. Stines and Dykstra kept punishing the defence, Nadine Bourg (34, 1.65m) added five late points, and the hosts built the game's highest lead at 70-52.
Dykstra finished with 26 points and Stines 24, combining for 50 of Contern's 75 points. For TTA, Vroluj scored 17, Nikki Kleyhorst 13 and Sirotski 12.
(AI generated)